Elo Salon

Sadly I think this placed closed. Every now and then they would hire an amazing person who did eyebrows. Too bad they could not stay up and running but their prices for eyebrows really were too low. I’m not surprised they couldn’t make it. Maybe they can make a come back. I hope so.

I want to preface my review with the fact that I went to Elo when they first opened and I have not been back. This review is based on that experience and it is possible they have improved (although I still would never go back).
I really wanted to like this place because it was so reasonably priced but I guess you get what you pay for.
Looking back I should have walked out the minute Amanda couldn’t give be a straight answer when I asked her a question. I had my brows threaded and instead of just doing a clean-​up she thinned them. I looked ridiculous! It took me a few months and Zhara at Sonia’s Herbal Salon to fix them.

Eh, so I’m sad to downgrade, but I must. I went a couple times after the first rave review and with each visit, quality went down and prices went up.
The woman who waxed me last time did not listen to my request of only a clean up. I prefer a more natural look and don’t have particularly thick and full eyebrows, so really, an occasional wax is all I need to stay looking trim. Sadly, she did not listen to me, and took it upon her to «give me a shape.» Luckily, they looked OK, but please… clean up means clean up, NOT shape.
She also burned me with the wax. Rather than tweezing the few remaining hairs post-​wax, she continued to layer the wax on my face resulting in a lovely scab right under my eyebrow. Not cool, lady, not cool.
And prices went UP? I feel like I got a better job back when it cost $ 7.
Sigh.

What trickery is this? When they first opened, they offered threading for $ 7, now that they’ve received glowing reviews on Unilocal,they’ve changed the prices. to $ 10! Um. No thanks. I wanted to like you. Now you’re just average.

Very clean salon, and no waiting. Suttie was so pleasant, fast and she really knew her stuff. She talked about the face shape and what we wanted (my daughter and myself) whether to have a thick or thin brow or just a little clean up with a natural shape. We got brows and upper lips and left feeling smooth and shaped. We will be going back for sure!
Only downside is if your going in the mid to late afternoon you might run into a few hundred teens ambling down the street. But you would only have this problem during the school year.

I really like the salon, I liked it before when only Amanda was working there and now i like it better with the new girls… They are very friendly and caring, Stuti (i think thats how to spell her name) did an AWESOME job with my eye brows and the girl who did my hair (i forgot her name, shame on meee!) was super cool and professional… I love how my hair feels after the deep conditioning treatment!
I recommend this place and from the bottom of my heart, this is the place i’ll be going for a long a time. The salon is super clean and organized, they use really good products and they make sure to make you feel welcomed.
Two thumbs up! :)

Uh Muh Guh. I love this place! In my 4 years living in Chicago, I have never found the great combination of a perfect eyebrow wax job for the right price, until I came here.
Conveniently, this is around the corner from my apartment (but I still drive. and pay for a meter – pathetic). Amanda, my eyebrow stylist ROCKS so hard. And the wax is so cheap – I’m happy to go and keep going.
Plus, the salon name reminds of Electric Light Orchestra. bonus.

I’ve been growing my brows for months in an effort to achieve a natural looking brow w a nice arch for my wedding in a couple months. I trusted them to Elo, and made it CRYSTAL CLEAR that I did NOT want them too thin, I just wanted an arch… HOLY SMOKES, if my eyebrows were in the «not thin» range when she was done with me, then I cant imagine what would be left for those that put in a «thin» request. Also, she left all the threaded hair covering my face, without even so much as wiping any stray hairs away, or offering me a kleenex to do it myself. I politely told her my brows were way too thin and she just looked at me blankly offering no apology or interest in knowing how she could improve for future visits. I simply don’t understand how a professional threader does not know the difference btw THIN and natural eyebrows.

I have to agree with the review below, I really wanted to like this place-​here is the breakdown
Yeas!
Great city location
price can’t be beat
clean salon
no waiting!
Nays
*I had the option of a «clean up» or «overhaul» seeing as I had not paid attention to my brows for a LONG time I opted for a happy medium, before threading the shape is still visible but I wanted to keep the fullness and arch.
*Trimmed, slimmed and shorter brows is what I came out with-​now I know why they have brow pencils and templates on the market
*Technicians hands smelled like cigarettes
Oddly, I would return in a couple of months after my brows grow back in but I will be very specific as to what I want done

I walked in and made an appointment after seeing the sign from Ashland: $ 8 for eyebrow wax/​threading. Dang, can’t beat that! Next day I come in from the rain and I’m relaxing in a chair. Almost fell asleep… Anyway, they did a GREAT job and my brows still look top notch. It was eight bucks which is 50% less than I usually pay and no pain. I will be back.
The salon is also quite nice, it’s cheerful inside and relaxing. When I walked in there was only one customer there besides me, so I felt like I had the place to myself. I highly recommend if you are in Ukie village and need a touch up or whatevs!

$ 8 for eyebrow threading. I was going to review this about a month ago, when the price went up, but Colleen C has beat me to the punch. The price is a great deal for the area.
The service is great and the people friendly. I wish I remember who I spoke to. There were 2 people working there on a Monday afternoon around 5ish, and both greeted me, and introduced themselves by name. That was actually new to me, but maybe because this was the first non-​Indian /​non-​Devon-​area place that I have gone to.
I was quite pleased with my eyebrows. Now time to go back…

Score one for those with a few stray hairs!!!
$ 8 threading in a clean, friendly shop in Ukrainian Village.
Walked in looking bushely-​in-​the-​brows (without an appointment) around 430pm on a Saturday, was taken immediately by Amanda (very sweet!). Threaded and on my way for $ 10! ($ 2 tip, obviously).
Quick consultation revealed my last waxer had made one brow a bit too thin, and Amanda did a great job of threading them out to look quite symmetrical while giving my half-​brow time to grow… quick and painless (much less painful than other threading places I’ve been). Talkative and genuine.
Elo fills a great niche. A cut above the nail salons offering waxing in a closet or worse… out in the open! A language barrier with my nails I can do, with my eyebrows, not so much. But, without the hassle of the high-​end places with $ 25 eyebrow services (PUHLEASE), appointments required and snotty attitudes and the obligatory upsells. Elo is the perfect melody, very accessible and inexpensive while keeping standards and customer service high. A win/​win, I’d say.
Elo also does: hair services (updos), full body waxing services, facials and soon manicures. The place is bright, cheery, spotless and CHEAP. Can you dig it? Check those brows and then get on over and see for yourself.
*Easy street metered parking.
*Credit cards accepted

Experience was just okay. Made an appointment for an eyebrow tint and thread. I have always had my eyebrows threaded and then tinted after. I am not an esthetician so I don’t know if that is right or wrong, but that’s always what’s been done for me and it’s worked well.
One of the girls went to tint first, and I reminded her that I was going to get threaded too. There seemed to be general confusion on whether to tint or thread first, which was a conversation between 3 of the women working there, and it made me nervous.
I said I have always been threaded first, so they had me sit in the chair and get threaded. I then got a lecture from the threader about why it’s bad to get tinted after you’re threaded. Apparently the tint is not good for open pores. That is fine, but lady, I’m exhausted from work, I just want to be taken care of and relax. Please, no lecturing the customers.
Overall, I thought my brows were too thin and the tint job was not dark enough and washed out quickly.
Might go back if I’m in a pinch, but will probably keep looking for a better place.

Wish I could give 5 stars like Aurore did, but can’t. My eyebrows were cleaned up nicely, but made too thin. (Judging from the brows on the woman who did mine, she likes them VERY thin.) Also, the inside edge of your brows should be symmetrical with the tear duct on the eye below it, and they’re not.
I may come back if in a hurry, but otherwise, I’m still looking for a good place closer to me than Devon Avenue.

Threading was a new and rather scary endeavor for me; that is, until I went to Amanda at Elo to enjoy my first threading experience.
I got my eyebrows and upper lip done for only $ 12! Plus, the entire process took less than 10 minutes! I will definitely be back.
Suffice it to say, I am extremely happy with the results. I look like a woman again! Amanda did an amazing job and I am so happy I took the plunge and got threaded. Plus, I was in much less pain and the redness only last a few minutes (as opposed to waxing which usually leaves me red and puffy for hours).

Went there for some threading, as the place I usually go to on Milwaukee appears to be closed down! Maybe it was just closed for the day. Anyway, I’m really glad I went! Got my eyebrows done by Amanda. I’ve been having them threaded for years and this is the first time that it barely hurt at all! I didn’t even flinch ;)
She told me exactly what she was going to do, and she wanted my input as well. That was awesome and I’m not used to that. I will be back :) They gave me a list of services and EVERYTHING is really affordable.

Yesterday, in the war HAIR vs. AURORE I won a decisive battle.
Threading, take #2: the keeper.
Temperature: 83F
Humidity: umm…140%?!?
Distance from home: 0.55 mile (6 blocks, give or take half a block)
Means of transportation: Gazelle Chamonix Pure (that’s a bike, dudes)
Time spent in Elo: 5 minutes
Ouch factor: 6.5÷10
Money spent: $ 7 + $ 3 tip
Languages spoken: 3
I am so happy with the place that I plan on returning again and again. All their services are cheap, Amanda is super nice, friendly and smiling and I love to support my ‘hood businesses.
I feel like a victorious general.

I love getting waxed, plucked and now I can add getting threaded to the list!
I came here on Sunday but it was closed and Mondays are by appointment only. I came in on a Tuesday morning and Erikka worked on me and my eyebrows. I wanted to see what all the rave was about threading so I made sure to not obsessively pluck my brows for at least 2 weeks so I can see the results.
It was my first time and I didn’t know what to expect. Threading is a lot like getting 10 eyebrow hairs plucked at one time. It was awesome. I love that feeling! Erikka was really good and precise. She took her time, trimmed and even finished up with plucking some fine hairs that the thread didn’t pick up.
She even told me that my eyebrows were misshaped or shaped unevenly and fixed it for me! No wonder people looked at me like I was lost. It was probably my eyebrows but not anymore!
I was happy with the results and Erikka gave me a menu of their services. Super reasonable! I paid $ 7 for the threading but looking through the menu, everything else was affordable too.

I walked in for a brow waxing on a Saturday afternoon with no appointment and was promptly seated in the main area. Waxed, plucked, cooled in way under 10 mins. $ 7 for an eyebrow waxing? What a steal! Amanda was efficient and very friendly. I’ve shamefully paid triple that price for a brow waxing and received the exact same results. I’ve found my new brow salon.
This place should not be dead on a Saturday afternoon. Get in there!

I stopped in to get my eyebrows waxed and gave them a challenge. It had been a while to say the least. They got to me right away, and did a very good job. While I am not a fan of just sitting in the middle of a room to get my eyebrows waxed the price more than made up for it. Seven dollars people. I felt like I was stealing, My previous place was $ 23. Totally worth it!